पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः
Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita
तत्रासुरा महाकायाश्छायां गृह्णन्ति नित्यशः।ब्रह्मणा समनुज्ञाता दीर्घकालं बुभुक्षिताः।।4.40.36।।
tatrāsurā mahākāyāś chāyāṃ gṛhṇanti nityaśaḥ | brahmaṇā samanujñātā dīrghakālaṃ bubhukṣitāḥ || 4.40.36 ||
ત્યાં મહાકાય અસુરો નિત્યે છાયાઓને પકડી લે છે; દીર્ઘકાળથી ભૂખ્યા રહેલા તેઓને બ્રહ્માજીએ અનુમતિ આપી છે.
'Demons of huge bodies catch the shadows of passers-by in that place as they have been hungry for long and have the permission of Brahma to do so.
Dharma includes prudent vigilance: a righteous mission does not ignore danger; it recognizes threats and proceeds wisely without abandoning the truth-bound objective.
Sugrīva warns the searchers of supernatural hazards in the oceanic/island regions.
Practical wisdom—courage guided by caution.